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Because helium was not disponible in Germany before the war; USA refused to help Germany with the necessary volume of helium.

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Q: In 1937 hindenburg was filled with hydrogen gas why?
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The Hindenburg was a balloon that exploded filled with what gas?

Hydrogen.


How did hydrogen make the Hindenburg rise?

The Hindenburg was a giant balloon airship filled with hydrogen gas for buoyancy.Hydrogen is the lightest of all gasses and has a mass of only half the mass of helium gas, so it worked well to lift the mass of the airship. The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, and part of the disaster was due to the hydrogen gas catching fire. Helium would not catch fire since it is an inert gas.


Which gas would be more suitable for the Hindenburg?

Helium was more suitable but not available in Germany before the war.


What was the Hindenburg that exploded over Lakehurst May 6 1937?

It was a dirigible- a lighter-than-air airship with a rigid frame. It was lighter than air since it was filled with hydrogen gas. Unfortunately hydrogen is also extremely flammable.


Why was the Hindenburg filled with gas?

The Hindenburg was a Zeppelin (a German made lighter-than-air airship), similar to a modern day blimp. It was filled with hydrogen gas that gave it enough lift to allow it to get off the ground. Modern day blimps & balloons use helium gas. Helium has less lift capacity than Hydrogen, however it is not flammable. Hydrogen is flammable.


What type of gas filled the Hindenburg airship?

It was hydrogen. That's why it caught fire. Modern airships use helium.


How did rocket fuel contribute to the Hindenburg disaster?

It didnt. Liquid Oxygen is what rockets use for fuel however the Hindenburg was filled with ahighly reactive gas called hydrogen which ignited shortly after the Hindenburg crashed.


What are two differences between the good blimps of today and the airships Hindenburg?

Today's blimps are not filled with flammable hydrogen gas like Hindenburg was, but normally the non-flammable helium.


What gas did the Hindenburg contain?

Hydrogen.


How did the Hindenburg explode?

The Hindenburg was filled with the element Hydrogen, which is extremely flammable. A spark ignited the hydrogen, which caused the skin of the zeppelin to burn furiously. The hydrogen fueled the inferno.


What are the gases used to fly balloons?

Two of the gases that are used to fly balloons are Hydrogen and Helium. Helium is the preferred gas because Hydrogen is very explosive. The Hindenburg disaster was caused by the ignition of the Hydrogen gas that filled it.


What gas was in the Hindenburge?

Hydrogen gas was used to inflate the Hindenburg.